Label-sewing machine



June 12, 1928.

P. w. HATFIELD LABEL SEWING MACHINE 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 4, 1924 June 12. 1928.

P. W. HATFIELD LABEL SEWING MACHINE 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 java/Q267 June 12, 1928. 1,672,888

P. w. HATFIELD LABEL SEWINGMACHINE Filed Feb. 4, 1924 6 Sheets-Sheet I5 June 12, 1928.

P. W. HATFIELD LABEL SEWING MACHINE III III ll 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Feb. 4

June 12, 1928. 1,672,888

- P. w. HATFIELD LABEL SEWING MACHINE Filed Feb. 4, 1924 6 sheets-sheet 5 am zlw June 12, 1928. 1,672,888

P. w. HATFIELD LABEL SEWING MACHINE Filed Feb. 4, 1924 6 Sheets-Sheet s Patented June 12, .1928.

-.;AU...TED-*S1- as PATENT OFFICE. 1;; RCY w. HATFIELD, or WAKEFIELD, mn ssncnnsnrrrsnssmnoa To wmsnir, norr j a 00., A cornnrnnnsmr CONSISTINGOFICHARLES N. WINSHIP AND ELIZABETH s.

IBOIT, BOTH or WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

LABEL-SEWING madame.

' Application filed February 4,1924. Serial Ito. 690,359.

This invention relates to sewing machines,

and is especially concerned with machines designed tosew labels, patches, stays, reinforcements, and the like, on underwear or any sheet material. The invention will. be herein disclosed as embodiedin a machine designed especially for sewing labels on underwear, although it iscontemplated that it may be used for other purposes,.and the term 1 label, therefore, as used in this application is designed to include other work which the machine is, adapted to operate on. Ithas been a common practiceheretofore to sew labels on underwear with a so-called .patch sewingmmachine. Many manufac-. turers find such a machine objectionable, however, for the reason that it leaves too wide a margin between the'line of stitching and the edge of the label. Ainore common practice, therefore, is tosew the labels on with the aid of an ordinary sewing machine, the work being guided by hand and all four edges beingsewe l (lQWn. i This is a relatively slow operation, it requires a long time .for an operator to become expert at it,

and only certain types, of operators are suited for this work. F urthern'ioi'e, because the work guided byhand, the'results. are not unifornn 'the lines of stitches in some cases not. beingpaii'allel to the edges of the label, while at other times the stitching runs over the edge of the label instead of being stopped within the margin, as it should be. Frequently, mistakes made in sewing on the must be ripped off, and the work done over.

The present invention reals with j the problemspresented by) these conditions, and it has for its general object-to improve the construction of sewing machines with a View to substantially eliminating the skill now re quired in sewing on labels, producing betlabels are of such a naturethat the labels? In the rotary shuttle or so-called Vertical hooktype of sewing machine it has proved impracticalheretofore tou se a cutter-for the shuttle thread. At the same time this type appended claims. I

In the drawings, Figurel is a front elevation of the. more important parts of a sewing machine em; bodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is aside View, partly.

I i in vertical cross sect on, showing part of" the operab ngmechanlsm for one of the thread cutters;

Fig. 3 is aplanviewofthe machine shown in Fig. l j V i Fig. 4 is a rear view, partly in cross, section, of a portion of the work feeding mechmsm; v v v Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of one of the parts shown in Fig. 4; a

(i is a view, partly in end elevation and partly in vertical cross section. show ing the label holder and adjacent parts;

Fig. 7 is an end viewshowing a portion of the. work feeding mechanisms Fig. 8 is a plan view, partly in cross sec located adjacent thereto:

Fig. 12is a front diagrammatic view showing the relationship of the label holder to thejneedles and adjacent parts;

i Fig. 13 is a perspectiveview showinga label sewed on a garment by this machine;

of machine is more rapid than the oscillatmg. hook lock stitch type, and it is one of tion, of the label holderand adjacent parts;

Fig. 14 is a side. elevation of the label holder and the parts immediately cooperating therewith; and

Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view, partly in elevation, showing the manner in which the thrcad'is retained" after the cutting operution.

The machine shown includes the usual we Fig- 1 rising ra a Wo suppor at ,table 1- plate a. The sewing imminentaities include two needles 4 4 spaced apart and two shuttles mounted below the plate 3 to cooperate with the respective needies. Associated with each shuttle is a rtary hook of the so canes i ertical type vhich rotates in a horizontal plane, one of tese shiit'tlejand .l'iook arrangements being ihgificated' a e in Fig. 6. I its general feaaae' saaenqst for steamer-eases hereinafter pointedlouh this machine is constructed', arranged and operates like the usual commercial machines of the type indicated; v V H The machine includes a special resser foot which comprises a 'bodyfi, Figs. 6,9 and l t, having two knurled or roughened pla'tes 71-7 screwed to the lower side thereof. The body is pivdted at'8 to a bracket 10, and this entire bracket, and the parts carried "thereby ar'e suspended normally from a presser foot head 12. Theconnection betweentheparts 10 and 12 includesa studl that extends forward from a ortion of thejbracket ltl, and a plate 15 is screwed'to the front 'side of the head 12 11nd has a short slot therein'to receive the stud 14, ashes't'shown in Fig. 1. The presser foot head 12 is secured on the lower end of the tisiial 'presser foot shaftor 0st 16, 6, whicih is supported verti'caRy in the head of the machine and is normally pressed downwhrdly by i1 spring 17. A sleeve 18 is mounted on the presser foot post 16 and arranged to have a limited sliding movement thereon. and this sleeve carries a lug 20 which is arranged to be engag'ged hy'a finger 21, Fig. 6. of a presser foot lifting lever22, Fig. 1, which is fulcrumedfonthe machine frame M23 and isconnectetl by means of a rod or chain 24 with a presser foot lifting treadle, not shown. Consequently, by depressing the treadle the presser foot is lifted off the work, but when the treadleis re- I'easedtl'i'e presser foot is lowered into on gagement with the work, partly due to'the weight of the parts, and partly diie to the pressure of the spring 17, The pressure of this is thansinitted to thepresser foot through two rolls 25- 25 carried by jthe presser foot head 12 and arranged to bear on the bracket 10 when the ipresser foot: is in its lowered or operative position, as shown iirFig. 6. Thefpiesser foot th'us'pr'es'ses the garmentto wh'ichthe label is to be sewed against the work supporting table 3, and mechanism, hereinafter described, is provided to move this presser foot over the table for the purpose of giving the work the necessary feeding movement.

For the u use of he a; 'tionmg the lahgl goperly for it: cmer i tlo the garment, a label holder is mounted on the )165881' foot 6. The (mwllchioll. of cldeh is best shown 8 anti 1o. massages horizon-apt re H wine lies between the hurled 'pres ser ht see ions 'Z-.; .7 and jsriveted to a U-shaped bracket 28, Fig. 9. The upright arms and 31 of this bracket are mounted in slots formed in the bodyti of the resser foot so that the plate canslide vertically withreference to the presser fodt, this sliding movement being limited, however, by 'a screw 32, Fig, 9, which is secured in the lesser foot '6 and projects through a slot f rrned in the memher 31. A spring 33 interposed between the parts 6 and 28, tends to hlrcethe plate 27 ownwardly. Mounted immediately above the plate 2'7 is a bracket 34 which is secured to the part 6 by screws. The label Lis placed on the late 27 and-slipped under the bracket 34, w 'ile these parts are held away from each other, or in their label receiyi'ng relationship, by the Spring The central ortion of the bracket34 is cut away, as clear y shown-in Fi 8, to facilitate the introduction (if the la 1 in this manner. The part 30 forms a backstop 'or gage for the label and prevents it from being positio'ne'd mo 'far back in the libel holder. As soon as the press'er foot is lowered, in the manner abovedescribed', and the plate 27 comes into contact with the upper surface of the work supporting plate or table 3, 'the further downward movement of the presser foot head necessary to brifig the presser foot firmly into engagement with the garment to which'the label isto be attachedcarries the bracket 34 down upon the'laliel and clamps it firinlyoh the plate 27. This movement of the label holder relatively tothe presser foot is permitted by the slidable connection between thes'e parts as above'described and by the spring 33. As soon as the presser foot is lifted agaim'thespring 33 moves the plate 27 downwardl with refernceto'thebracket 34, thusrel'e'a's ng the label.

In order to gage the endwise position of the label in the holder anti-shaped spring member 36 is secured to the preeser foot 6 by a screw 37 and'this mmberiszpiovided with two down-turned endsB8-38, Figs. 8., 9 and 12, which-are located at opposite sides of the bracket 34 where'they. selve.,to; gage the positions of the ends ofthe label when it'is inserted in the label holder. The lower edges of these gages 38B8i1reftoothed or roughened, as shown in Fig. '10, and they bear on the garment to which the label is to be stitched and assist the presser foot in feeding the work; i

It will be observed from an inspection of Figs. 8 and 10 that the bodyofthe presser foot is notched deeply to receive thelabel holder and that the label holder is not as wide as the cut-outornotched portion, so that two deep slots 40- 10mm provided in the presser foot at opposite sides of the label holder. These slots receive the needles 44.

For the purpose of feeding the presser foot and label holder past theneedles, a lever 42, Figs. 1, 3 and 6, is pivoted at 1-3 to the rearward end of the bracket 10 andis fulcrumed at 4 1. The upper end of this lever is connected through a ball joint 45 with a feed lever 46 which is fulcrumed on the machine frame at 47. This fulcrum is adjustable to vary the throw or total feeding movement of the presser foot as may be desired for labels of different widths. At its rearward end the feed lever 46 carries a roll 48 which runs in a groove 50 formed in a feed cam 51. The cam is mounted on a stub shaft andis rotated step by step by a ratchet clutch mechanism of a form commonly used in sewing machines and which is best shown in Fig.4. This mechanism comprises clutch arms 5252 that grip the rim of the cam 51 and bear against a central hub member 53 having an arm 54 projecting therefrom. This arm is connected by a link 55, Figs. 4 and 7, with a bell crank lever 56 having a forked end which straddles an eccentric 57, Fig 7, secured fast on the main cam shaft 58 of'themachine. Themechanism thus imparts an oscillating movement to the arms 52-52, causing them to grip the rim of the cam- 51 as they are moved forward and to release the rim and slip on it as they move in the opposite direction. The length of each movement thus imparted tothe cam, and

consequently to the presser foot, may be varied by adjusting the link 55 in the arm 54, and this adjustment thus varies the length of the stitch. The machine makes single stitch for each revolution of the cam shaft 58. A part 60, Fig. 4, grips therim of the cam 51 upon each baekwardmovement of the parts 52-52 and prevents the cam from rotating in a reverse direction. The

cam 51 is double and makes half a revolution in each cycle of the machine.

Due to the shape of the cam path 50 in the cam 51, and to the manner in which the machine is automatically stopped, the

machine is operative, when once started, to

feed the work forward far enough to carry the label entirelv past the sewing instrumentalities and then backward again, so that the machine makes a double line of stitches across each end of the label, as indicated at i S in F ig. 13. The cam 51also is provided with a dwell atthe beginning and end of the feeding movement so that when the machine is first started it will make two superposed stitches before any feeding movement of the work begins, and at the completion of the sewing or stitching operation it will again pause while the stitching mechanism continues to operate so that two more superposed stitches will be'madc at the end of each seam. These superposed stitches form, in effect, a knot and effectually prevent the thread from ravelling.

In order to start and stop the machine it is provided with fast and loose pulleys and 63, respectively, F igs. 1, 3 and 7, and the driving belt 6 1 is engaged by a belt shipper which is pivotally connected to a part 66, Figs. 3 and 7, carried by an arm 67 which is secured on an upright rock shaft 68. Aspring 69 encircles this shaft and is fastened to it at one end and to a stationary bracket at itsopposite end so that it tendsto rotate the shaft in a counterclockwise direction, Fig. 3. It may be moved in the opposite direction, however, bymeans of an arm 70 having a cord or chain 71, Fig. 1, connected thereto and running over a pulley 72to a. foottreadle, not shown. When this foot treadle is depressed it swingsthe arm 67 outwardly away from the face of the pulley 62 and operates a mounted on the cam 51, engages the latch 74 and trips it out of engagement with the rod 75. Thereupon, the spring 69 swings the arm 67 inwardly toward the face of the pulley 62, and shiftsthe belt 6 1 on to the loose pulley. This arm carries a spring pressed block 77 which is engaged by a pin v78, Fig. 7, that projects from the pulley 62, and such engagement slows down the move ment of the pulley very substantially before a the pin 78 strikes the spring pressed plunger 80 and positively stops the machine. W'hen the starting treadle is again depressed the arm 67 is swung outwardly, as above described, thus carryingthe plunger 80 out of contact with the stop pin 78, this action takin place at substantially the same time that t 1e belt is shifted from the loose to the fast pulley;

At substantially the same time that the latch 74 is tripped by the lug 76, another lug 82 carried by the cam 51 engages one end of a bell crank lever 83. This lever has a brake 84 formed on its opposite end arand shuttlethreads. Referring to Figs. 6 and 8 itwill be seen that the needlethread cutters 86 are mounted in slots formed between the parts 6 and 7. of; the presser foot and that. they are arranged to swing across the portion of the slots 40-40 in which the needl'esare working at the endofthe sewing operation. These cutters are mounted, respectively-,on the lower ends of.

rock shafts 87-87 having arms 88-88 secured to the upper ends thereof. Curved rods 89-7-89 are pivoted to the respective arms 88+-88 and are. supported by. a sheet metal bracket 90 which is secured to the.

rearward side of .thebracket ,10. the presser foot is moved backwardly during the stitching operation, the ends of the rods 8989i come .in. contact, respectively, with curvedibars 91 -91 and suchcontact moves the rods=forward relatively, to the presser foot, thus swingingthe cutters 86-80mwardlyand setting these cutters inreadiness for performing the cutting operation. The cutters remain. in their inward positions while the presser foot. is fed forward a ain andlthe .stitching'operation is complete When the presser foot is lifted to release the work the end ofthe lever 22, previously referred to, firstlifts the sleeve'18, Fig. 0, for ashort distance before the vPresser foot post 16 is lifted. This post and the presser foot are next lifted for anappreciable distance before the presser, foot is lifted off the work, due to the lost motion connection provided between these parts. The thread cutting mechanism is operated while this lost motion between the sleeve 18 and presserfoot is beingtaken up. For this purpose a rod 93, Fig. 6, issecured to the sleeve 18 by. a screw 94 and is connected at its lower end to a plate 95 whichis pivoted on the resser foot head at 96. A dog 97 is adjusta ly sescured to the plate 95 by means of a screw 98, and the presser foot head is lifted the upper end ofthiIs-dog engages a' roll 99 which is-securedon the side of a fixed bracket 100. This engagement results, .as the Presser foot head continues to rise, in tipping the plate 95 in a. clockwise direction, Fig. 61 The rearward end of the plate 95 is slotted or forked, as shown at 101, to receive a rod l02that connects two bell crank levers 103-103 which are pivoted -on.opposite sides of the bracket-10, asclearly shown in Figs. 6 and 8. The tipping of the-plate 95 operates through the rod 102 to swing the levers 103-'-103 in a. clockwise direction, Fig. 6, about their pivnorms ots and-the lower ends of: these levers engage studs 404 carried'b the rods89 and: move these rods backwar ly. This swings the cutters 8686 outwardly across the slots 40'40 and causes them to sever the needle threads.

Fig. 14 shows the parts after the cutting operation has been completedrand' the presser foot has been liftcdsubstantially to the up? per limit ofits movement. As above stated,

the cutting operation takes place before the presser foot has been lifted substantially so means of a screw 106, Fig. 11, to a bar 107 which is mounted on an arm. 108. This arm is pivoted at 109, Fig. 6, on another arm 110.

which is secured to a rock shaft 111, a spring 112 connecting, the parts and 108 in a manner readily understood from Fig. 0, to cause the spring to lift the arm 108' and hold the cutter 104'in engagement withthe lower face of the removable section 114 of the table 3. Secured to the rock shaft 111 is an arm 115, Fig. 2, carrying a pin 116 which is-arranged to be engaged by a lever 117 that is connected by a cordor; chain 118 to the treadle rod 24, Fig. 1'. Consequently, when the presser foot treadle is depressed to lift the presser foot, the connections. just described will'operate tOIHOVQ. the cutter 104 and the part 105 forward, the cutter sweeps ing across the needle holes in the plate 114 and severing the shuttle threads at said holes. The part 114 serves as a shearing plate and cooperates with the cutter-104 in severingthethreads.

The edge of the threadpositioning plate 105 precedes the knife or cutter 104-during the cutting movement, so that it-eugages the threads between the shuttles and the work and draws off a certain length of each thread before the thread is severed by the cutter. The length of thread so engaged is pushed into aslot formcd between the lower face of the plate 114 and the upper surface of a clip 120, Figs. 6 andill, which carries the needle guard12 1, it beingunderstood, of course, that one of these combined clips and guards is provided for eachneedle. When the cutter 1 04 and the positioner 105 are withdrawn, the end portion of each shuttle thread is left in its respective clip in substantially the position into which it has-been moved by the part 105. The thread need notbe gripped or clamped in this position for-the reason that-there is. no tendency to displace it until the machine is again started. The location of-the end portion of "and to operate two treadles.

of the work, length of the seams, location of the seams on the label, and the cutting of' each shuttle thread in a definite position after thecutting operation has been completed is of vital importance, however, in a vertical hook type of machine since without it, it is practically certain that whenthe machine is started again the shuttle thread will be caught by the hook and carried around with it so that the stitch will notbe completed. By definitely locating the end portion of the shuttle thread any actiono'f this kind isavoided, and it is certain that a perfect stitch will be made immediately upon the resumption of operation of the machine. The invention thus overcomes completely thedifliculti'es that have been experienced heretofore in using a shuttle thread j cutter with this type of sewing mechanism. 3 p

In using this machine the operator inserts-a label (which preferably has already had its ends folded under) into the label holder while this holder and the presser foot are in their raised positions, as shown in Fig. 14. She then releasesthe presser foot treadle to lower thepresser foot into I engagement with the garment which she has I placed properly on the work supporting table. The operator next depresses thestart ing treadle,'whereupon the sewing instrumentalities first tie a knot at the beginning.

of the seam, as above described, and then sew acrossthe label andback, automatically,

finishing by tying another knot. The machine stops automatically when the sewing of-a label has been completed} The operator next depresses the presser foot treadle, thus lifting the presser foot, which action operates the cutters and causes them to sever both the needle and the' shuttle threads. The cutters are positively actuated and consequently they are extremely reliable in operation. The operator next removes the work from themachine and repeats the operations above described.

It will now be appreciated that this invention substantially eliminates the requirement for skill in the label sewing operation. All thatan operator is required to do is to place a label properly in the label holder, to locate the garment under the presserfoot, Thefe'eding the threads are all performed automatically,

and are entirely out of-the control of the f operator. Thefact that the label is clamped between the lines ofstitches instead of being clamped by the margin, as has been the case heretofore, permits the location ofthe lines of stitches very close to the ends of the label, which is very desirable in producing a neat and finished piece of work.

It will also be appreciated that it is possible with this machine. to produce results chine than on much greater volume of workon this maprior machines designed for this purpose.

While I have herein shown and described the best embodiment of my invention that I have so far devised, it will be evident that the invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the'spirit or scope thereof.

i No claimsare made in this application to the thread cutting mechanism, but this mechanism is claimed in my divisional application SerialNo. 45,861, filed July 24, 1925.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim as new is:

1. In a "label sewing machine, thecombination of sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneously across opposite edges of a label, a presser foot for bearing on the work, and clamping means for the label associated with the presser foot and arranged to engage the label closely adjacent to but between the two lines of stitches and to support the label independently of the work while it is stitched to the work.

ofa label, clamping means for the label arranged to engage the label closel adjacent to but between the two lines of stitches, and mechanism for automatically feeding said clamping means forward and back to carry the label past said sewing instrumentalities to cause said instrumentalities to make doublg llines of stitches at opposite edges of the la e i 4. In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, means for holding the label in operative relationship to said sewing instrumentalities, and mechanism for automatically feeding said means forward and back to cause said instrumentalities to make double seams'at opposite edges of the label, said mechanism being operative to cause thelabel to pause automatically at the beginningand end ofeach seam while the sewing instru In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing lnstrumentalities adapted plurality of stitches will be made at substantially the same (points in the work at both the beginning and end of each seam.

5. In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, clamping means for the label arranged :to engage the label closely adja cent to but between the two lines of stitches and to support the label independently of the work to which it is to be stitched, while leaving opposite margins of the label free, and mechanism for feeding said clamping means relatively to said sewing instrumentalities.

6. In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, a presser foot for bearing on the work and a holder for the label while it is stitched, said holder including a plate to support the label and a part arranged to press said label against the plate the holder eing constructed to support the label independently of the work and while it is stitched tothe work.

7. In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, a holder for the label while it is stitched, said holder including a plate to support the label and a part arranged to press said label against the plate, and a spring tending to release the grip of said- .part and plate on said label. V

8. In a label sewing machine, the combi nation of sewing ins'trumentalities adapted tostitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, a holder for the label while it is stitched, said holder having parts arranged n1) engage o posite iaces of thehlabel and cam .it, an a sto or t e sition of thg label in said holdei ,9. In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, a holder for the label while it is stitched, said :holder including a plate to support the label and a part arranged to press said label againstthe plate, and supporting and operating mechanism for said holder operative to press said plate against the :articleto which the label is to be sewed.

10. In alabel sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrnmentalities adapted .to stitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, a holder for supporting the. label while it is so stitched, .a supporting device for said holder, and means for feeding said holder relatively both to said device and ;-to

said sewing instrumentalities.

11. In a label sewing machine, the combination of a work supporting plate, sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simulta neously across opposite ends of a label, a holder in which the label is clamped for the sewing operation, a Presser :Eoot located closely adjacent to said holder and adapted to engage the work and press it against said plate, and means for feeding said holder and said presser foot in unison past the sewing instrumentalities.

12. In a label sewing machine, the combination of a work supportingplate,.-sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, a holder in which the label is clamped for the sewing operation, a gpresser foot supporting said holder and havin ,parts located'at oppesite sides of the ho der and arranged to engage the work and press it against said plate, and means for giving said holder and presser 'foot a feeding movement.

13. In alabel sewing machine, :the combination of a work supporting plate, sewing instrumentalities adapted to stitch simultaneous'ly across opposite ends of a label, a I

holder in which the label is clamped for the sewing operation, a presser foot located closely adjacent to said holder and adaptedto engage the work and press it against said plate, means for moving said holder and presser foot vertically, and additional aneans for feeding said holder and presser feet over the surface of said plate.

14:. In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrumcntalitiesgadapted to stitch simultaneously access opposite ends of a label and a holder in which the label is clamped while it is so, stitched, said holder having a horizontal slat therein to receive the label, and means for gaging the position of the label in said holder 15. In a label sewing machine, the combination of sewing instrumentalitiesr-adapted to stitch simultaneonsl across opposite ends of a label, a holder in which the label is supported while it is so stitched, said holder including parts :for clamping the label, a

spring normally holding said parts in label sewing o eration, a ,presscr foot supporting said hol er and having parts located at opposite sides .of the holder and arranged .-to engage the work and press it againstsaid plate, a presser foot head "for supporting said presser foot, means for moving said head vertically with reference to said plate, and additional means for feeding said presser foot and holder relatively to said head, r

the head and presser itoot having cooperating parts for transmitting the pressure of said lie-(1d to the presser feet while said feeding movement takes place. i

17. In a label sewing-machine, the combination of sewing inst-rumentalities adapted to stitch. simultaneously across opposite ends of a label, said instrumentalities including two needles spaced apart, aholder for clamping the label in position for the sewing operation, said holder having slots for the passage Of the needles and a part adjacent to said slots for bearing on the label between the slots, and mechanism for feeding said holder relatively to said needles.

PERCY W. HATFIELD. 

